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Will extend smart metering project to cover the entire country

It is the first park completely covered by 5G, provides conditions for technology research

Benchmark index rises 0.6% to settle at 39,543.77

Bank's chief is likely to be pressed on how central bank will address further economic weakness

PPP model can be very effective as it provides private capital and expertise

Should also plug leakages, reduce T&D losses to heal the ailing sector

Say any extra cost thus arising to be borne by the government

Tariff, non-tariff barriers, sensitive lists inhibit intra-regional trade

Compliance with IMO 2020 convention will involve significant costs for refining, shipping industries

Should not go back to half-century-old mantra of import substitution

Pakistan will adopt Chinese model to eliminate poverty in country, says federal minister

Fawad visited the Indus Motor Company for planting a tree under IMC’s million-tree plantation campaign

Benchmark index increases 258 points as investors await mini-budget announcement

CEO says it will allow banks to extend affordable financing to rural areas, meet socio-economic goals

Ombudsman seeks detailed reply from FBR on the accusation

It will write and publish comprehensive report on stocks traded at PSX

It will help address emerging gas crisis in Punjab

Pakistan fails to resolve issues, which will push completion period beyond 2021

Plans to close all unprofitable routes, goes for revamp by adopting new strategies

Pakistan has been an important customer of Malaysian palm oil since the 1970s

Says govt opts for import substitution to push economy forward

Exploratory talks on free trade are dead, unlikely to be revived, says envoy

Americans have less confidence in the economy's strength in 2019 as survey numbers drop

We've gone from exporting to importing raw cotton, says Dawood

Policy would aim to encourage value-added exports of the country

During the week, average prices of 17 items rose in a selected basket of goods

Cumulatively, the rupee has lost 31.8% of its value in the last 13 months

It will help overcome potential hazards from untreated industrial waste

KCCI delegation gives proposals for upcoming mini-budget

'Relevant stakeholders are informed that the RLNG cargo of PSO could not be moored on January 17 owing to low tides'

With the development, K-Electric’s stake sale to China’s firm may be accelerated

National flag carrier’s spokesperson says it is adopting new strategies

Policymakers say 18th Amendment a major cause of slow oil and gas exploration activities

Stabilisation programme will aim to put economy on recovery path

Duration of loss of supply fell by 29% over FY16 and 33.01% over FY15

BOI, planning ministry brief PM on implementation status of CPEC projects

Fund says Islamabad implements its recommendation of e-GDDS

PAC panel asks Power Division to submit data of distribution companies

Canada High Commissioner Wendy Gilmour visited the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Friday

Benchmark index rises 0.16% to settle at 39,306.50

Finance ministry states German govt open to economically sensible options

OPEC members along with allies, including Russia, agreed in early Dec to trim production by 1.2 mbd from Jan 1

Petroleum minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan says China has welcomed KSA’s participation in CPEC

Premier reviews CPEC project development

Chinese envoy says investors closely following Pakistan’s power-sector policies

It will help in refining and storing imported oil for transportation to China

Diplomat calls on businesses of two sides to collaborate in diverse fields

Asad Umar asks NADRA chairman to cooperates with tax authorities

Policymakers say existing power generation plan can’t cater to the rising electricity demand

It is likely to push policymakers to raise interest rate, let the rupee  depreciate more